Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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